Category: Conferences & CLE’s

April 9, 2018 – "The Patent System: Transformative Times" (Federal Circuit Bar Association and Boston Patent Law Association) – 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm (ET), Northeastern University, Boston, MA April 10, 2018 – "Federal Circuit Practice & Insights: A Townhall with Federal Circuit Judge Kara Stoll" (Federal Circuit Bar Association and Michigan IP Inn of…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Trade Secrets Update 2018: Year Two of the DTSA" on April 24, 2018 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  In this presentation, Patent Docs contributor and MBHB attorney Joshua Rich will discuss what the Defend Trade Secrets Act means nearly two…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "The Role of Facts in Patent Eligibility: Analysis and Strategy" on April 12, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm (ET).  Calvin Griffith of Jones Day, Daryl Joseffer of King & Spalding, and Corey Salsberg of Novartis will discuss a trio of patentee-friendly Federal…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a program entitled "Investing in American Innovation: Is the U.S. Patent Environment Promoting or Limiting Investment?" from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm (EDT) on April 11, 2018 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters…

Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "When All Else Fails: How, When and Why to Terminate an IP License" on April 19, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET). Seema Levy of the Stony Brook University Office of Technology Licensing and Industry Relations will address the following topics: • Drafting termination clauses…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Eligibility, Duty to Disclose and More: USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure New Guidance" on April 26, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Thomas L. Irving, Adriana L. Burgy, and John M. Mulcahy of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will examine the latest revisions to…

April 5, 2018 – "Paragraph IV Litigation and IPRs — Interplay Between Paragraph IV Litigation and IPRs, Multiple Generic Challengers, Key Issues in IPRs" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) April 6, 2018 – "Are Patents Under Attack?" (Federal Circuit Bar Association and Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law) – 8:00 am to…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Overcoming § 101 Rejections for Computer and Electronics Related Patents — Leveraging USPTO Guidance and Recent Decisions to Meet 101 Patent Eligibility Requirements" on April 19, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT.  Charles Bieneman of Bejin Bieneman and Michael P. Shepherd of Fish & Richardson will guide…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 12th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes conference on April 23-24, 2018 in New York, NY.  ACI faculty will provide insights into: • Understanding the correlation between Paragraph IV filings and the speed of ANDA approvals• Reviewing recent Federal Circuit rulings and District Court interpretations of TC Heartland, and…

March 28, 2018 – "Patent Infringement: Structuring Opinions of Counsel — Leveraging Opinion Letters to Reduce the Risks of Liability and Enhanced Damages" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) March 29, 2018 – "The Evolving Scope of IPR Estoppel" (Federal Circuit Bar Association) – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (EST), Washington, DC March 29,…